Elizabeth Wood (director)

Not to be confused with Elizabeth Wood (housing director).

Elizabeth Wood is an American film director and screenwriter, best known for her feature film debut White Girl.

Elizabeth Wood
Portrait of Elizabeth Wood
Occupations	Film director screenwriter
Years active	2007–present
Spouse	Gabriel Nussbaum ​ (m. 2009)​

Film career

In 2007, Wood made her feature film debut with the documentary film Wade in the Water Children, revolving around a violent neighborhood in New Orleans, Louisiana.^[1][2]

Wood made her narrative feature film debut with White Girl which premiere at the 2016 Sundance Film Festival on January 23, 2016.^[3][4] FilmRise and Netflix later acquired distribution rights to the film.^[5][6] It was released on September 2, 2016.^[7] The film is loosely based on Wood's life.^[8]

Personal life

Wood has been married to producer and director Gabriel Nussbaum since 2009.^[9] The two operate the production company Bank Street Films.^[10]

Filmography

Film

Year	Film	Role	Notes
2007	Wade in the Water, Children	Director, documentary
2010	Cut Throat (short)	Director, writer, producer, cinematographer
2010	Autopilot (short)	Director, producer, cinematographer, editor
2011	Loft (short)	Director, producer
2016	White Girl	Director, writer